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Rockies Prosperity Act

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rockies Prosperity Act - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem; (5) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (6) Blackfeet Wilderness.

Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas.

Establishes the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve as a National Park System unit. Repeals Federal law provisions that establish the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) implement a program of ecosystem restoration in the Preserve; and (2) study the feasibility of creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve in the area generally known as the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

What's happening now March 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 40
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 10, 2005
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Costa, Jim
California · Oct 6, 2005
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2005
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 17, 2005
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 7, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · May 18, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 16, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 16, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2005
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 3, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 3, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 3, 2005
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 26, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 26, 2005
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 26, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2005
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 20, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 6, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 6, 2005
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 6, 2005
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 6, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 6, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 6, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 16, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 16, 2005
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 9, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 9, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2005
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 9, 2005
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 9, 2005
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2005
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Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 9, 2005